| Larry Skinner |
| Larry Foster Skinner, Jr. Center Left-Handed Shot Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 pounds Born: 4.21.56 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Traded to the New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) with Dennis Owchar for Bobby Sheehan, 5.12.79 Also: Signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins, 10.80 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
Skinner got off to a hot start after joining the Rockies straight from the Ottawa 67s, his junior team. He even got in the record
books as scoring the first goal in Rockies history.
But he was never to keep that going, and would make a career out of playing in the minors. Largely the AHL, though; he only
played about 20 games with Fort Worth versus 4 seasons with 5 different teams in the AHL. (And that includes playing with the
Nighthawks in 79-80 after being traded there, which was more like a loan than a trade. He was never Rangers property that
year.) In those years, though, he scored 50+ points in all but one season.
In 81-82 he decided to go play in Europe. He played in Austria for 2 seasons, and in both those seasons, he would also come
back stateside to play for the Hershey Bears to finish those seasons.
He would finish his career playing 5 seasons in France.
He had worked in the circulation department for the Ottawa Sun after he retired, but did get back into the game within the last
few years as he was recently an assistant coach for Nepean Raiders of the CJHL. For the 10-11 season, he rejoins the 67s in
that capacity.
books as scoring the first goal in Rockies history.
But he was never to keep that going, and would make a career out of playing in the minors. Largely the AHL, though; he only
played about 20 games with Fort Worth versus 4 seasons with 5 different teams in the AHL. (And that includes playing with the
Nighthawks in 79-80 after being traded there, which was more like a loan than a trade. He was never Rangers property that
year.) In those years, though, he scored 50+ points in all but one season.
In 81-82 he decided to go play in Europe. He played in Austria for 2 seasons, and in both those seasons, he would also come
back stateside to play for the Hershey Bears to finish those seasons.
He would finish his career playing 5 seasons in France.
He had worked in the circulation department for the Ottawa Sun after he retired, but did get back into the game within the last
few years as he was recently an assistant coach for Nepean Raiders of the CJHL. For the 10-11 season, he rejoins the 67s in
that capacity.
| Entry Draft: 1976 Sixth Round Pick (92nd overall) by the Kansas City Scouts |
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